Happy news, Canadian HTC One (M8) owners! If you were fidgeting in wait of that OTA update that would bring your device up to Android 4.4.4 and add all the cool (and weird) features of the Eye Experience, you should sit still and count the seconds until 9am, PST time today. That's when the update shall start flowing to those of you who bought an M8 through Rogers, TELUS, or Bell, as announced by Mo Versi, HTC's VP of Product Management.

]]>http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/11/10/canadian-htc-one-m8-start-receiving-ota-update-eye-experience-today/feed/13Sony Xperia Z Launching Later This Month On Bell Mobility As A Canadian Exclusivehttp://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/15/sony-xperia-z-launching-later-this-month-on-bell-mobility-as-a-canadian-exclusive/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/15/sony-xperia-z-launching-later-this-month-on-bell-mobility-as-a-canadian-exclusive/#commentsMon, 15 Jul 2013 20:07:04 +0000http://www.androidpolice.com/?p=177550The Sony Xperia Z might be a few months old now, but it's about to officially arrive in the great white north as an exclusive on Bell Mobility. The Canadian carrier will begin selling the Xperia Z later this month (July 2013) in white, black, and purple.

This is going to be the proper Xperia Z, not that watered down, non-water-resistant Xperia ZL. In case you need a refresher on the Z's specs, here they are:

5" 1080 x 1920p full HD Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2

13MP Fast Capture camera with Exmor RS sensor

Water and dust resistant (IP55 & IP57) with a durable glass display

1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor

2GB RAM

The Xperia Z is no slouch, but it's starting to look a bit dated next to the HTC One and Galaxy S4.

]]>http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/15/sony-xperia-z-launching-later-this-month-on-bell-mobility-as-a-canadian-exclusive/feed/3Canadian Galaxy S III Devices Getting Android 4.1.2 Update With Multi-Window Support And Morehttp://www.androidpolice.com/2013/06/25/canadian-galaxy-s-iii-devices-getting-android-4-1-2-update-with-multi-window-support-and-more/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/06/25/canadian-galaxy-s-iii-devices-getting-android-4-1-2-update-with-multi-window-support-and-more/#commentsTue, 25 Jun 2013 19:31:34 +0000http://www.androidpolice.com/?p=173096Canada is clearly the best country that borders the US to the north, and it got a little bit better for GS3 owners today. It seems Canadian Galaxy S3s have started receiving updates that bring the fabled Multi-Window mode, among other things.

The update to Android 4.1.2 has version MVLDMF1 and is coming to users via OTA and Samsung Kies. The carriers haven't offered official information, but the update is reported to make the following tweaks:

]]>http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/06/25/canadian-galaxy-s-iii-devices-getting-android-4-1-2-update-with-multi-window-support-and-more/feed/19Samsung Begins Rolling Out Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean To Galaxy Note In Canadahttp://www.androidpolice.com/2013/05/08/samsung-begins-rolling-out-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-to-galaxy-note-in-canada/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/05/08/samsung-begins-rolling-out-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-to-galaxy-note-in-canada/#commentsThu, 09 May 2013 00:29:18 +0000http://www.androidpolice.com/?p=161474Owners of the original Galaxy Note in the great white north are getting a little present today – a brand new (year old) version of Android is coming to their devices. Samsung has announced via Twitter that owners will be getting the update starting today on Bell, Telus, and Rogers.

]]>http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/05/08/samsung-begins-rolling-out-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-to-galaxy-note-in-canada/feed/5Samsung Galaxy S4 Now Available On Canadian Carriers Rogers, Bell, TELUS, Virgin, And Morehttp://www.androidpolice.com/2013/05/03/samsung-galaxy-s4-now-available-on-canadian-carriers-rogers-bell-telus-virgin-and-more/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/05/03/samsung-galaxy-s4-now-available-on-canadian-carriers-rogers-bell-telus-virgin-and-more/#commentsFri, 03 May 2013 16:59:08 +0000http://www.androidpolice.com/?p=160215Greetings to our northern neighbors - you cam now buy Samsung's latest flagship device on a variety of Canadian carriers. The Galaxy S4 is available from the standard nationwide wireless providers, Rogers, Bell, Virgin, and TELUS, in addition to MVNOs and regional carriers like Fido, Videotron, Eastlink, and Koodo. Prices range from $199 Canadian with a three-year contract from the "big three" to just shy of $700 for an off-contract model, which is pretty standard for new premium models in Canada.

Looks like every carrier in Canada (give or take a couple) decided to announce GS4 pre-orders at the same time. The good news, though, is that if you're on Telus, Bell, Virgin, or Videotron, you're one step closer to landing yourself a shiny new phone. The device is available for pre-order on all four of the aforementioned carriers, with a shipping date of April 27th for the former three.

Customers on Telus and Bell will be able to grab this handset for $200 with a three-year agreement (yikes!); Videotron customers will see the same price, though there's no word on agreement terms in the PR.

]]>http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/04/15/telus-bell-virgin-mobile-and-videotron-in-canada-announce-galaxy-s4-pre-orders-starting-today/feed/6Bell, Rogers, And TELUS Pushing Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Update To LG Optimus G; SaskTel Trailing Close Behindhttp://www.androidpolice.com/2013/03/21/bell-rogers-and-telus-pushing-jelly-bean-4-1-2-update-to-lg-optimus-g-sasktel-trailing-close-behind/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/03/21/bell-rogers-and-telus-pushing-jelly-bean-4-1-2-update-to-lg-optimus-g-sasktel-trailing-close-behind/#commentsFri, 22 Mar 2013 06:53:34 +0000http://www.androidpolice.com/?p=152031We have some good news to share with our neighbors to the north: the Optimus G is getting an update to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Right now, this only includes customers on Bell, Rogers, and TELUS. LG says that SaskTel users will receive the OTA in "late March", which suggests it should begin shipping only a few days behind the other carriers. This version bump will bring support for Google Now, offline speech recognition, expandable notifications, and several other goodies.

]]>http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/03/21/bell-rogers-and-telus-pushing-jelly-bean-4-1-2-update-to-lg-optimus-g-sasktel-trailing-close-behind/feed/3HTC One Comes To America: AT&T, T-Mobile, And Sprint Confirm Release Plans, Canadian Carriers Too [Updated]http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/02/19/htc-one-comes-to-america-att-t-mobile-and-sprint-confirm-release-plans-canadian-carriers-too/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/02/19/htc-one-comes-to-america-att-t-mobile-and-sprint-confirm-release-plans-canadian-carriers-too/#commentsTue, 19 Feb 2013 16:30:04 +0000http://www.androidpolice.com/?p=146154All the HTC One hubbub in New York and London is for naught if you can't get your hands on the phone. So AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint customers in the United States will be glad to hear that their carriers are already confirmed to get HTC's shiny new flagship. Both AT&T and T-Mobile have reached out to us directly with confirmation, and Sprint is listed in HTC's official press release along with regional carrier Cincinnati Bell.

Samsung recently starting updating its aging-but-not-dead flagship phone from yesteryear (OK, technically it was the year before that, but yesteryesteryear isn't a thing) to Jelly Bean. And when Samsung updates things, you know what that means, right? Source code. Because a new version of Android brings with it a new kernel. And Android modders want new source to go along with that new kernel. So Samsung delivered, as always.

This go around, it's uploaded the kernel source for the Galaxy S II i9100, as well as Bell Canada's variant, the i9100M BMC.

It's been a long time coming, hasn't it Canadian GSIII owners? You've sat back and watched Jelly Bean roll out to GSIIIs across the globe over the last several weeks, and there you were - forced to deal with ICS. It's a hard knock life.

But no more! Things are starting to look up - the 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update is now making its way to handsets all across Canada. GSIII owners on Bell, Telus, SaskTel, and Rogers should all be getting the OTA any time now - head into Settings > About phone to see if it's available on your device.